We now have 2 Olympic Weightlifting classes each week!

Tuesdays 7.30pm-9pm and Saturdays 11.30am – 1pm.

To sign up for your Weightlifting Membership at Rigs FitnessSIGN UP HERE

With our brand newOlympic WeightliftingMembership you get full access to both of these classes as well as full use of our elite training facilities during normal opening hours for just £42 per month.

At Rigs we work hard to ensure that we offer the very best equipment available to undertake your Olympic Weightlifting programme. Werksan Olympic bars and coloured, low profile competition bumper plates (cheaper, wider plates can make equivalent lifts easier… which can be a real problem if you every plant to compete). Premium wood and rubber olympic lifting platforms with centre toaster racks. For your accessory lifts… we have the very best in strength training equipment: GHD (Glute Ham Developers), Hip Thrusters, Jerk Boxes and professional powerlifting facilities. And finally to cap things off, a bespoke wall mounted chalk bowl!

Any great gym is made up of great members all working towards their individual goals. At Rigs the atmosphere is vibrant and positive with different disciplines such as Kickboxing, Boxing, MMA, and Rugby all co-existing and appreciative of each others efforts.

Put simply Olympic Weightlifting is the act of raising a barbell from floor to overhead. The sport is contested within two disciplines: the Snatch, which is done at slightly lighter loads, but in one single explosive movement and the Clean & Jerk, done under heavier loads, is completed in two separate movements. Both classical lifts demand a high skill level, combining coordination, strength and power, as well as flexibility. Whilst this all may sound daunting the benefits of Olympic Weightlifting are insurmountable. For example, Lets break down both classical lifts into their component parts.

At Rigs Fitness we’re always working hard to ensure that our facility offers the best in Athletic Training, Functional Fitness and Strength & Conditioning. From our equipment, to the space we provide and the knowledge & experience offered by our coaches – everything is focused on allowing everyone, from first time gym users to world class athletes, to train correctly and reach their goals!

It’s for this reason that we take great pride in being the gym of choice to a number of the country’s and the world’s best athletes. This week we were delighted to welcome WWE Superstars, John Cena, Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston and Luke Harper to Rigs Fitness (See pictures below). All of these stars are athletes at the top of their profession and as such need train that way. This means they need a facility that can offer Olympic Weightlifting, Plyometric Work, Strength Training and Conditioning Equipment – and this is why the WWE Superstars chose Rigs Fitness.

It’s not every day that you have athletes such as John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Seth Rollins and Luke Harper training at your facility, so you can imagine we were over the moon when they all complimented us on our set-up. John Cena even likening Rigs to his own ‘Hard Knocks’ gym that he trains at back home.

Rigs Owner Sam Smith, with WWE Superstar John Cena

As you can see all of the stars were more than happy to have photos taken with our fitness team at Rigs Fitness and also took time out of their own sessions to help with our lifting technique. All thoroughly nice guys who deserve the success they’re having in the WWE.

We we’re also happy to see that John Cena had video’d himself Olympic Lifting when he was here. You can see the video of him via his Vine profile here:

For more information on training at Rigs Fitness or to book yourself onto a Free Taster Session please follow this link.

This year Rigs Fitness has teamed up with Moseley Rugby Club to help raise money for prostate cancer through MOVEMBER. The team at Rigs along with the players and coaches at Moseley will be sporting handsome ‘staches throughout the month of November in a bid to help raise money and awareness for the great cause!

The leading global organisation to committed to changing the face of men’s health. The Movember community has raised £346 Million to date and funded over 800 programmes in 21 countires. This work is saving and improving the lives of men affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems… and this is why we want YOU to help us raise money for this great cause.

We challenge all of our members to grow their best possible moustache during Movember (formerly known as November), to spark conversation and raise vital funds for its men’s health programs.

We have already set up our, so if you’re a member at Rigs all you have to do is sign up… let us you’re getting involved and get yourself ready to grow a healthy mo. If you don’t want to grow a mo but still want to support then please click the donation page link below and donate to the cause!

1. Once registered at Movember.com each Mo Bro must begin the 1st Movember with a clean shaven face.

2. For the entire month of Movember each Mo Bro must grow and groom a moustache.

3. There is to be no joining of the Mo to your side burns (that’s considered a beard)

4. There is to be no joining of the handlebars to your chin (that’s considered a goatee)

5. Each Mo Bro must conduct himself like a true gentleman.

MOSELEY RFC

You may notice that there are a lot of pictures of Moseley Rugby team on our Donation page. This is because we have linked up with the professional rugby team who use Rigs weekly to create an unbeatable Movember team. Moseley have some notorious Mo Growers so you can expect some great photo updates throughout the month – watch this space to keep up to date with the best Mo’s.